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  Robbie Knievel, Son Of Legendary Daredevil, Dead At 60

  Robbie Knievel, who jumped over military airplanes and cleared the hotel fountains of Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, died after a long battle with cancer.

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  Green Bay Press-Gazette

  Daredevil Robbie Knievel, who has died at 60, thrilled crowds with a record-setting jump at Oneida Casino in 1998

  Kaptain Robbie Knievel was 36 when he drew a crowd of 10,000 to Oneida Casino in Green Bay to attempt to beat one of his father's motorcycle jumps.

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  USA TODAY

  Robbie Knievel, stuntman who followed in father Evel Knievel's footsteps, dies at 60

  Robbie Knievel, a record-breaking stunt performer and the son of the stuntman Evel Knievel, died of pancreatic cancer, his brother confirmed.

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  Associated Press

  Robbie Knievel, daredevil son of Evel Knievel, dies at 60

  Robbie Knievel, an American stunt performer who set records with daredevil motorcycle jumps following the tire tracks of his thrill-seeking father — including at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas in 1989 and a Grand Canyon chasm a decade later — has died in Nevada, his brother said. Robbie Knievel died early Friday at a hospice in Reno after battling pancreatic cancer, Kelly Knievel said. “Daredevils don’t live easy lives,” Kelly Knievel told The Associated Press.

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  Palestine Herald-Press, Texas

  Jason Jones: COLUMN: Best Christmas present ever? I have your answer.

  Dec. 23—What is, or what was, the best Christmas gift a kid could ever get? The debate has raged for ages. According to the 1983 classic, "A Christmas Story," the obvious choice is a Red Ryder carbine action 200 shot range model air rifle with the compass in the stock and this thing which tells time. For Ralphie Parker there could be no greater gift. I got one of those in 1977, six years ...

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  Travis Pastrana Has a New High-Flying Role as Cheer Dad to His Two Daughters: 'Proud of Them'

  The 17-Time X-Game medalist shares daughters Addy, 9, and Bristol Murphy, 7 with wife Lyn-Z Pastrana

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  Back Breaking Flying Car Stunt Goes As Well As Expected

  This was a huge “hold my beer” moment…Everyone has that buddy who’s a great guy but he’s not the sharpest stick in the bundle. He comes up with crazy ideas like jumping from the roof into the pool or shoving a bunch of M80s into your dad’

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  Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.

  Q&A: Woodbury public safety director talks retirement plans, Evel Knievel and his fear of bats

  Lee Vague was a recent college graduate in 1989, working as a community-service officer for the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport police, when he applied to work at two very different police departments: Woodbury and Minneapolis. Minneapolis offered him a job first, and Vague, decked out in his new, light-blue officer’s shirt, was on his way out the door for his first day of “rookie ...

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  Watch These British Daredevils Impersonate Evel Knievel

  The annual Car Jumping Championship is a fairly unique motorsports event.

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  The Daily Globe, Worthington, Minn.

  Daring musicians Viva Knievel take to the Regatta stage

  Jun. 8—WORTHINGTON — With a 12-person lineup including a horn section, the band Viva Knievel — not to be confused with the 1977 movie of the same name — might just be the biggest rock band ever to perform at the Worthington Windsurfing Regatta and Music Festival. "We wanted to step it up," said Barry Roberts, who serves as music chairman for the Regatta as well as being a member of its Board ...

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